Youth Digital Mod Design 1 - Online Course for MAC/PC

Great educational program. My 11 year old son loved it. It was engaging and taught him a lot of coding, plus he has retained what hes learned. Great mix of video to teach a concept and practical application. He didnt need to use access to online tutors/instructors, but based on the feedback he received for his final mod he tuned in Im sure the online assistance would have been good. I could tell by the feedback he received, someone from youth digital ran it and used it in minecraft. They provided a very personalized and thoughtful critique.

The kid loves it, customer service is outstanding

This is not just some kids based how to play with the script in Minecraft. This is a no fooling, full contact learning environment.

I bought this for my minecraft-crazed 9-year old son and he is loving the program!! I’m so impressed with it and recommended it to several members of my family for nieces and nephews. I work with Java Engineers who use Eclipse and I was telling my son how cool it is that he’s using PROFESSIONAL LEVEL software and code!!! He’s taking his time going through the program, a few bits and pieces a day - but he’s really enjoying being able to create his own stuff in Minecraft. The teachers in the program are GREAT and make the whole thing fun and entertaining for kids. I love how they take something as complex as Java programing and literally make it childs play. This is a great program!! BRAVO!

My 10 year old loved this gift. Great product, great support when kids have a question. They get back to him promptly, we are very satisfied!

Our sons love this course. Our 8 year old loves everything Minecraft so this was a win-win for us. I sit through the lessons and take notes just in case but they havent need me or the notes. They enjoy the quizzes and troubleshooting mods just as much as the lessons. We are all always excited to see the items they have designed in the actual game. I appreciate the way that Justin explains it on a level that is easy to understand but continues to use the technical terms so the kids actually learn the coding language!! The skills they are learning have easily transitioned to other formats. Each lesson takes approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Some of the design lessons took longer just because of the creative process. Justin is very engaging in the videos and the lessons are far from boring. The order of each lesson builds upon the previous lesson and offers a quick review. We have no problems with crashing or videos/content that didnt load or play properly. We plan to do many more courses with youth digital.

If you are contemplating on buying this for your young programmers, dont think too much. This course will get them into the mood of programming. My son is a big fan of minecraft and when I saw this course through Amazon local, I knew that he would like this course. Up to this point he has completed all of the course work and he has learned some programming skills along the way. He can manipulate the code to make his weapons stronger and also can change the world design. The teacher on this course walk them through the basics of making a sword to changing the way that the world looks on the game. The only downside is that the course last 1 year, so I might have to buy it again so he can keep programming. Great course for the young programmers in the family, get them started young. This keeps them entertained for hours. If you like to relax and not worry about kids running around the house, this will make your day a lot easier. This course has a help option where they can ask the teachers for help directly.

8 year old loves it!

I cant say enough about this course and about all the Youth Digital courses - they are awesome and I highly recommend them! The instructors are wonderful with the kids and available for help with questions and my son has learned so much about coding and programming through the courses he has taken. Mod Design I is just one of the courses he has taken with YD and we have nothing but positive to say. If you are waffling on buying this for your child, just do it! You wont regret it!

I do not write many reviews except when I come across a truly exceptional product. I purchased this SW training package for my 10 year old son for Christmas. He has been a minecraft builder for many years. I wanted to get him engaged in the details and learn about SW programming in the process. The fact that these training modules have grabbed his attention and he spends time using the SW by his own choice speaks a lot about how great it is. However, that is not what motivated me to write the review. As the parent I receive a CC to all emails he exchanges with support with questions. I have been absolutely blown away by the level of support they have provided. They are working with a 10 year old and they exhibit an amazing amount of patience helping my son debug problems in his code. The support is very responsive to his emails. They look through is code and help he understand what he has overlooked or forgotten with his program. They are helpful, courteous and most importantly they know how to communicate with a 10 year old such that they learn and avoid frustrations.